Kenoth Shane Patton danced with the Oklahoma University Modern Repertory Dance Theatre from 1991 through 1997, where he studied with Ko Yukihiro, Denise Vale, George White, Jr., Denise Jefferson and Maxine Sherman. He graduated with a BFA in dance performance from OU in 1997. He has studied with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre as well as the Martha Graham Company. In the summer of 1998, Shane performed and taught in Singapore with Dance Ensemble of Singapore and performed the lead role in Temptations of the Moon with the Martha Graham Ensemble. Shane choreographed "Great Spirit" while in college as his senior thesis and in honor of his Native American heritage. He performed it for the ground-breaking ceremony of the Natural History Museum on the campus of Oklahoma University. He has since performed this work in DK's '02 production "Land of the Free" and as part of the Daedalus Project at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Recently he received a Creative Renewal Grant from the Arts Council of Indianapolis in recognition of his ten years in the arts community in Indianapolis. Shane also has choreographed "Earth Song" which combines live drumming while dancing. This is his eleventh year with Dance Kaleidoscope and his tenth (consecutive year) anniversary.

Liberty Harris began her training in Indianapolis with Linda Reese at the Dance Magic Performing Arts Studio. She attended Interlochen Arts Academy on a dance scholarship for four years. While studying at Butler University, she was asked to join Dance Kaleidoscope for the 1997 production of Carmina Burana. Liberty then went on to dance with the Charleston Ballet Theater of South Carolina for two years. This is her ninth season with Dance Kaleidoscope.

George Salinas attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, Texas, where he was named a Presidential Scholar in the Arts finalist for his Mexican "Folklorico" dancing. George received his formal dance training from Denise Vale and Austin Hartel at the University of Oklahoma, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Modern Dance Pedagogy. While at the university, he was a guest dancer with the SD Prism Dance Theatre in Seattle, Washington, and a scholarship student with the American Dance Festival from 2001 through 2003. George has worked with renowned artists and choreographers: Tatiana Baganova, Kevin Brown, Chuck Davis, Luis Montero, Earl Mosely, Dennis Marshall, and Donald McKayle. He also has danced with Ballet Dallas, Oklahoma Festival Ballet, Mexico Lindo Dance Company, and the Modern Repertory Dance Theatre. This is his fifth season with Dance Kaleidoscope.

Jillian Godwin is in her fourth season with Dance Kaleidoscope as a full company member. She began her dance training in Indianapolis at Dance Magic Performing Arts Center and graduated from Broad Ripple High School, Center for the Performing and Visual Arts. While in high school, she competed in the Prelude Awards and was a finalist in the dance category in 2001 and 2003. Jillian danced as an apprentice for DK for one season before she was promoted to dancer. She has also trained at Chautauqua Institution School of Dance in Chautauqua, New York, and American Ballet Theatre's Summer Intensive in Detroit.

Mariel Greenlee is originally from Vestal, New York. She received her BA from Point Park University and studied in New York City at Dance Space, The Paul Taylor School and the David Parsons Workshop. She has also worked with Robert Battle, Margo Sappington, Doug Bentz, Beth Corning, Jana Hicks and others. Last season, Mariel was a recipient of a grant which enabled her to study at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, an opportunity made possible in part by the Indiana Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. This is her fourth season with Dance Kaleidoscope. She would like to thank her friends and family for their love and support.

Melanie Schreiber received her early training in her hometown of Marietta, Ohio, and continued at Walnut Hill Performing Arts High School. In 2004, she graduated from SUNY Purchase, receiving honorable mention and her BFA in Dance Performance. She has also studied in NYC under scholarship at the Merce Cunningham Dance Studio. She has worked with Jacqulyn Buglisi, Larry Clark, Richard Cook, Kazuko Hirabayashi, Rosanna Seravalli, Robert Swinston, Stephanie Tooman, Megan Williams, and Kevin Wynn. This is her fourth season with Dance Kaleidoscope.

Caitlin Swihart began her dance training at Fort Wayne Ballet in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She graduated summa cum laude from Southern Methodist University in May 2006 with a BFA in Dance Performance and BA in Anthropology. Caitlin has studied at the American Dance Festival, The Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, and under the direction of Karen Kriete, Nathan Montoya, Leslie Peck, Larry White, and Myra Woodruff while at SMU. She is returning for her third season with Dance Kaleidoscope.

Brittany Edwards received her dance training in Indianapolis with Ballet Internationale, Jordan College of Fine Arts and at Broad Ripple High School and graduated from Butler University in 2007 with a BFA in Dance performance. While at Butler, she performed with the Butler Ballet in "Swan Lake," "Sleeping Beauty," and as Clara in "The Nutcracker" and also performed with Butler Chamber Dance. Brittany has also performed at the American Cabaret Theatre in "Disco Nights" (Angel) and "The Music of Motown." An accomplished figure skater, she appeared in "Ebony on Ice" in 2003 with Surya Bonaly and continues to coach at the Indiana World Skating Academy. Brittany is excited and honored to be in her first season with Dance Kaleidoscope.